How NOT to End a 3-Week Road Trip (Lost Coast Chaos)

Описание: Take a 3 week roadtrip with Jason of the G.O. Get Outside Podcast across the Western U.S.—in winter! The adventure begins in California, passes through Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon, and ends with a return to California to spend four days hiking the famous Lost Coast Trail. Watch as he explores a seasonal lake in Death Valley, traverses coral pink sand dunes, ascends fake boulders, descends into lava tubes, races winter storms, gawks at waterfalls, hikes through Smith Rock, visits alpacas, sleeps in various locales, and successfully records multiple podcast episodes. All before Jason foolishly triggers a full-blown rescue mission on the remote Lost Coast Trail in Northern California—a completely unnecessary rescue mission. He and his group of backpackers are fully unaware of the chaos occurring off trail until a helicopter starts following their every move. Watch as Jason tours the western US and then makes an utter fool of himself while engrossing yourself in the beauty of the beloved beach hike known as the Lost Coast Trail and the splendor of the American West.

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Questions About the inReach Mishap:

1) What model inReach were you using?
It was an early model from before Garmin acquired DeLorme. More than a decade old.

2) How did you trigger an SOS by accident?
The switch that locked the SOS button on this early inReach model was fiddly. It could appear to be locked when it was not. Sometimes the switch easily clicked into place, other times it required a lot more force than seemed necessary. The unit was turned off. Jason was not aware it could still be activated when off if the SOS button was depressed for an extended period of time.

3) Why was the inReach in your pack?
The clip that attaches it to a backpack strap had recently broken off. It still had a small carabiner on a lanyard for attaching to a pack. Unfortunately, it would bounce around annoyingly without the clip holding it in place. Jason was also worried it may to snag on something and be unexpectedly lost without the clip holding it steady and working as a second (redundant) attachment point. Despite all of this, you can see Jason wearing the floppy inReach on his pack after the SOS mishap. He didn’t dare accidentally trigger another unneeded rescue.

4) Did you get charged for the rescue?
Thankfully, no. California does not want to discourage necessary rescues by causing people to second guess requesting one. Jason still feels terrible and feels like he owes a debt to all of the rescue services and other tax payers. Emergency services and Garmin handled the situation expertly.

5) Do I need to worry about this problem with my inReach?
Hopefully not. Newer models have addressed this issue and others. Jason replaced this older inReach with a newer inReach Mini.

6) How could you confuse the notification noise for a bird tweet?
Because it was inside the pack, the sound was muffled and distorted and sounded like it was coming from the wooded areas instead of inside the backpack. The first time Jason heard it was right as other hikers (walking the opposite direction) passed by—carrying their own inReach.


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Shot on:
Panasonic Lumix GH6
GoPro Hero 11 with Media Mod
DJI Air 2S
DJI Osmo Action 5
DJI Mic Mini

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0:00 Intro
0:36 The Roadtrip Begins
1:54 Death Valley National Park, CA
2:30 Day 2
3:10 Coral Pink Sand Dunes, UT
3:59 Day 3
4:14 Kanab Sand Caves, UT
4:47 Best Friends Pet Cemetery, UT
5:08 Jackson Flat Reservoir, UT with bouldering
5:56 Hat Hair Grooming
6:24 G.O. Podcast 119 Excerpt
6:40 Day 4 - Tabernacle Lava Tubes, UT
8:00 Racing the Storm
9:31 Milner Historic Recreation Area, ID
10:04 Day 5
11:17 Umatilla Marina RV Park, UT
11:55 Day 6
12:52 Toppenish Wildlife Refuge, WA
13:56 Day 7
14:42 Snoqualmie Falls, WA
15:19 Carnation, WA
15:33 G.O. Podcast 121 Excerpt
15:52 Day 9 - Bend, OR
16:38 G.O. Podcast 115 Excerpt
16:58 G.O. Podcast 123 Excerpt
17:25 High Desert Museum, OR
17:35 G.O. Podcast 122 Excerpt
18:00 Day 12
18:08 Day 13 - Smith Rock, OR
18:44 Day 14 - Alpaca Farm, OR
18:56 G.O. Podcast 124 Excerpt
19:11 Day 15 - Willamette National Forest, OR
19:50 Sahalie Falls, OR
20:02 Day 17 - Mattole Rd, CA
20:11 About the Lost Coast Trail
20:37 Hike Begins
21:16 First Omens of Trouble
21:54 Lighthouse to Cliffside
22:58 The Helicopter Appears
23:30 Check Your inReach!
23:50 SOS in Progress
24:37 More Beach Hiking
24:58 Challenges and Dangers of the Trail
25:44Puppy Paws Aren’t Doing Well
26:01 Day Two Hiking
26:50 Day Three Hiking
28:30 Problems With Last Night’s Campsite
29:20 The Final Day
30:10 Trail’s End, Reunion, and Aftermath
30:46 Trail Slideshow
31:09 Goodbye

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